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Katowice Voivodeship (Polish: województwo katowickie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Katowice.

Major cities and towns: (population in 1995):

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  Katowice (354,200);


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  Sosnowiec (249,000);


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  Bytom (227,600);


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  Gliwice (214,000);


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  Zabrze (201,600);


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  Ruda Śląska (166,300);


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  Rybnik (144,300);


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  Tychy (133,900);


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  Dąbrowa Górnicza (130,900);


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  Chorzów (125,800);


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  Jastrzębie Zdrój (103,500);


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  Jaworzno (98,500);


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  Mysłowice (80,000);


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  Siemianowice Śląskie (78,100);


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  Wodzisław Śląski (68,600);


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  Tarnowskie Góry (67,200);


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  Piekary Śląskie (67,200);


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  Żory (66,300);


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  Racibórz (65,100);


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  Będzin (63,100);


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  Świętochłowice (59,600);


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  Zawiercie (56,300);


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  Knurów (44,200);


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  Chrzanów (42,100);


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  Olkusz (40,500);


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  Mikołów (38,900);


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  Czeladź (36,600);


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  Czechowice-Dziedzice (35,600);


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  Pszczyna (34,600);


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  Czerwionka-Leszczyny (30,100);


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  Rydułtowy (24,100);


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  Łaziska Górne (23,000);


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  Bieruń (22,100);


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  Pyskowice (21,900);


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  Trzebinia (20,000);


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  Brzeszcze (12,441).

Katowice Voivodeship (województwo katowickie), initially Silesian-Dabrowa Voivodeship (województwo śląsko-dąbrowskie) was also a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1946 to 1975, superseded by the 1975-1998 Katowice, Częstochowa Voivodeship, Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship, and Opole Voivodeship. Its capital city was also Katowice.

See also

• Voivodeships of Poland

Coordinates: 50°15′20″N 19°01′14″E / 50.255583°N 19.020444°E / 50.255583; 19.020444

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